The last time the Red Sox were in Cincinnati, they were playing the Reds in the 1975 World Series. That didn’t end in our favor, and neither did last night’s game when the Sox lost to the Red 3-1. It probably wasn't the homecoming Justin Masterson was expecting. He gave up 3 runs in 6.2 innings of work, walking 3 and striking out 9. Two of the runs last night were home runs given......

Sometimes, we in Boston take our Sox for granted forget how good we've got it. That's why every so often, the Bostonist Sports Department likes to hit the road and investigate the conditions at other ballparks around the land. So we found ourselves in Pittsburgh this weekend, watching the woeful Pirates play the hapless Reds at the sublime PNC Park. We forget just how lucky we are, when we hear mutterings from a Pittsburgh......

Day One is in the books, and sixteen teams have been given their handshakes and Certificates of Participation. Among them is Duke, who failed the reach the second round for the first time since '96. Since Duke-hate is second to only Yankee-hate in the land, that's going to make a lot of people happy. B.C. represented well in Round One, sending Texas Tech and mercurial coach Bobby Knight back to Lubbock with an 84-75 win.......

Tonight the State of the Union speech will be delivered in our nation's capital. While we're hitting the booze and playing the State of the Union drinking game, the media will talk about possible ramifications of the President's statements. But the focus has already started to shift from the current commander-in-chief to who's going to take over his job. The Democratic field of contenders is growing fast. Below you'll find Bostonist's guide to the field......

With a mere 10 days till the Sox open up the 2005 season in New York, it looks like things are starting to come together, at least roster-wise, for the team. By now we all know that Curt won't be pitching on opening day, and instead the ball will be handed over to David Wells. Sure, he might have been completely rocked by the O's in his latest spring training game (11 hits, 6 runs,......